MGB:_There is a part of me that hopes that the CDF goes after Arroyo and EWTN, et al, but there is a better part of me that would and did object to the CDF going after theologians that stepped out of line. I think would be Catholic University offering Father Charles Curran his old job back with no preconditions. If that were allowed, I would say the Church is finally growing up and shedding the insanity of the anti-Modernist popes.
The next shoe to drop on tax reform results will be corporate annual reports detailing bonuses to executives.
The numbers on Austrian economics never add up until you realize that their concern is not general economic growth but asset growth for the rich, who they assume are benevolent in their selfishness. This is just not the case. Luckily, the Omnibus spending bill will suck up most of the tax cut into bond sales, so the explosion in asset prices will not happen until someone tries to cut spending.
The experience of CUA shows that Catholic Identity should never be an exclusive thing. Once it becomes Catholic Nationalism, just close the doors.
It is an interesting question to examine whether it is the Charism given to Francis or to the Church, with Francis surrendering to it, that is the secret to his success. It is probably a bit of both. May all of us be gifted with that Charism, especially our priests and especially our bishops, most especially the Charism of admitting error.
There should never be a conservative or liberal view in recognizing the rights of others, even children. That pro-life Democrats sometimes appear to waiver in that is what scares people. Abortion is not a legislative issue in this country and it should not be except on the issue of how early in the pregnancy abortion becomes infanticide, which is fully punishable in law (mothers too). Talking about preventing abortion is fine, as long as the preventative is debating how much higher the Child Tax Credit must be to eliminate all economically induced abortions.
Economic reform is important, as long as democratic norms are strong enough in Mexico to not have the wealthy backtrack on democracy when threatened with unions and tax increases. Sadly, that has become an issue here as well.
There is a point where libertarianism and women’s rights converge in the abortion debate. It is a point where male freedom of speech is not necessarily appropriate. Down’s children are better protected by making sure that they and their families have adequate care in childhood and that their disability rights, and the income for all the disabled, are adequate for them to live in dignity, which is to the case at current Supplemental Security Income rates (they are about a quarter of what constitutes an adult lifestyle).
